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恥辱 (ちじょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

恥ち辱じょく

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Meanings

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noun

disgrace; shame; insult

A strong, formal noun for public humiliation or deep personal shame, often involving loss of honor or face.

彼かれはその失しっ敗ぱいを一いっ生しょうの恥ち辱じょくだと思おもっている。
He considers that failure a lifelong disgrace.
敗はい戦せんは国くににとって大おおきな恥ち辱じょくだった

Kanji

恥shame, dishonor
辱embarrass, humiliate, shame

Similar words

恥はじ
恥 is a more general and everyday word for shame or embarrassment, while 恥辱 is a heavier, more formal term for deep disgrace.
屈くつ辱じょく
屈辱 emphasizes the feeling of being humiliated or mortified by someone else's actions, whereas 恥辱 can also refer to shame brought on by one's own actions.

Etymology

Compound of 恥 (chi, 'shame') and 辱 (joku, 'disgrace'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has long been used to express deep dishonor.

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The defeat was a great humiliation for the country.